Rhode Island General Laws 11-34.1-4. Loitering for prostitution
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to stand or wander in or near any public highway or street, or any public or private place, and attempt to engage passersby in conversation, or stop or attempt to stop motor vehicles, for the purpose of prostitution or other commercial sexual activity. Any person found guilty of the crime of loitering for prostitution shall be subject to a sentence of up to six (6) months incarceration or by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 11-34.1-4
- Commercial sexual activity: means any sexual conduct which is performed or promised in return for a fee. See Rhode Island General Laws 11-34.1-1
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
(b) Any person found guilty of a subsequent offense under this section shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
History of Section.
P.L. 2009, ch. 185, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 186, § 1.